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February 11th
267 Notable deaths
Shyamala Gopalan
Indian-american biomedical scientist and researcher (1938–2009).
Born April 7th, 1938 in Chennai.
Died February 11th, 2009 at 70 years old in Oakland (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Colin Gubbins
British army general (1896–1976).
Died February 11th, 1976 at 79 years old in Stornoway.
Ryszard Kukliński
Polish brigadier general, and spy for nato during cold war times (1930–2004).
Born June 13th, 1930 in Warsaw.
Died February 11th, 2004 at 73 years old in Tampa (stroke).
Walter Burley Griffin
American architect and landscape architect (1876-1937).
Born November 24th, 1876 in Maywood.
Died February 11th, 1937 at 60 years old in Lucknow (peritonitis).
Gideon Welles
American government official; united states secretary of the navy from 1861 to 1869 (1802–1878).
Born July 1st, 1802 in Glastonbury.
Died February 11th, 1878 at 75 years old in Hartford.
Ernest Jones
Welsh psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1879–1958).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Gowerton.
Died February 11th, 1958 at 79 years old in London.
Charles Algernon Parsons
Inventor of the steam turbine (1854-1931).
Born June 13th, 1854 in London.
Died February 11th, 1931 at 76 years old in Kingston Harbour (peripheral neuropathy).
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
Politician, former president of afghanistan (1992).
Born April 21st, 1925 in Kabul. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2019 at 93 years old in Kabul. [ref]
James Bryant Conant
American chemist (1893–1978).
Born March 26th, 1893 in Dorchester.
Died February 11th, 1978 at 84 years old in Hanover.
Axel Munthe
Swedish physician (1857-1949).
Born October 31st, 1857 in Döderhults parish.
Died February 11th, 1949 at 91 years old in Storkyrkoförsamlingen (tuberculosis).
Joseph Shabalala
Choir leader.
Born August 28th, 1941 in Ladysmith.
Died February 11th, 2020 at 78 years old in Pretoria (surgical complications).
Özgecan Aslan
Turkish university student who was murdered as she resisted a rape attempt (1995-2015).
Born October 22nd, 1995 in Mersin.
Died February 11th, 2015 at 19 years old in Tarsus.
John Langalibalele Dube
South african philosopher, educator, politician, publisher, editor, novelist, and poet (1871-1946).
Born February 22nd, 1871 in Inanda.
Died February 11th, 1946 at 74 years old in Durban.
Jiro Taniguchi
Japanese manga artist (1947-2017).
Born August 14th, 1947 in Tottori.
Died February 11th, 2017 at 69 years old in Tokyo.
Deniz Baykal
Turkish attorney and statesperson (1938–2023).
Born July 20th, 1938 in Antalya.
Died February 11th, 2023 at 84 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Isadore Singer
American mathematician (1924–2021).
Born May 3rd, 1924 in Detroit. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2021 at 96 years old in Boxborough.
Alexander Lippisch
German pioneer of aerodynamics (1894-1976).
Born November 2nd, 1894 in Munich.
Died February 11th, 1976 at 81 years old in Cedar Rapids.
Anna Q. Nilsson
Swedish-american actress (1888–1974).
Born March 30th, 1888 in Ystad.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 85 years old in Hemet (heart failure).
Rudolf Hilferding
German politician (1877-1941).
Born August 10th, 1877 in Vienna.
Died February 11th, 1941 at 63 years old in Paris.
Harry Martinson
Swedish writer (1904–1978).
Born May 6th, 1904 in Jämshög church parish. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1978 at 73 years old in Stockholm (exsanguination).
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
British politician (1847-1917).
Born December 27th, 1847 in London.
Died February 11th, 1917 at 69 years old in Arundel.
Syed Mujtaba Ali
Bengali author and scholar.
Born September 13th, 1904 in Sribhumi.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 69 years old in Dhaka.
Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Indian musician (1922–1974).
Born December 4th, 1922 in Chowtapalle.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 51 years old in Chennai.
Isaac Isaacs
Australian lawyer, politician and judge (1855-1948).
Born August 6th, 1855 in Melbourne.
Died February 11th, 1948 at 92 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Jung Eun-woo
South korean actor (1986-2026).
Born April 10th, 1986 in Incheon.
Died February 11th, 2026 at 39 years old [ref]
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